Log loading hook



April 1946- w. s. SALISBURY j 2,398,464

LOG LOADING HOOK f Filed 0012.. 31, 1944 Inventor way, swam 5612 8541WWW i Patented Apr. 16, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,398,464 LOGLOADING HOOK Wilbur Stoddard Salisbury, Winchester, Idaho ApplicationOctober 31, 1944, SerialNo. 561,218

Claims.

This invention relates to improvement in log hooks and has for itsobject to provide a hook specially adapted for loading heavy timber.

Another object of the invention is to provide a log loading hook, havinga cup or bell formed with apertures through its rear wall whereby thecup may be quickly cleaned of packed snow, ice, bark or other debris.

A further object of the invention is to provide a log hook, the body ofwhich is formed of mananese steel and the point of which is formed oftool steel.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a log loading hookhaving a removable cup and separable point.

Other features and advantages will become more readily apparent from thefollowing description and the accompany ng illustrative drawing inwhich:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my log loading hook,

Figure 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a rear elevation of Figure 2, and

Figure 4 is a front elevation of a cup member.

Like reference characters indicate like Parts throughout the followingspecification and in the several views in the drawing and in which it,indicates my log loading hook which comprises a body II, the rightangular terminal l2, of which is provided with a tapering slot I 3,extending therethrough and. on a line parallel with the upper arm I4, ofsaid body. A cup or bell l5, provided with a rearwardly extendingtapered shank l6, adapted to seat in said slot I3, is also provided witha central bore [1, which extends centrally through said shank to receivethe shank iii, of the point IS. The terminal of the shank I8, isscrew-threaded and projects beyond the rear wall 20, of said arm I2, toreceive the nut 2|, whereby the point and cup are held secure againstthe enlarged washer 22, on the outer end of said shank [8, whereby thecup and the point are held to the arm I2.

The diameter of the cup I5, is sufficiently greater than the width ofsaid end [2, whereby bores 23 and 24, in the wall 25, of the cup willescape said member [2, on each side thereof to permit punching out ofdebris of any kind which may fill the cup in using the same. The annularedge 26, of the cup is provided with a series of scallops 21, extendingtherearound to provide means for more securely. biting into the timberbeing loaded.

It is thought that persons skilled in the art to which the inventionrelates will be able to obtain a clear understanding of the inventionafter considering the description in connection with the drawing.Therefore, a more lengthy descrip tion is regarded as unnecessary.

Minor changes in shape, size and rearrangement of details and parts suchas come within the purview of the invention claimed may be resorted to,in actual practice, if desired.

Having now described my invention that which I claim as new and desireto protect by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the character described a body member having adepending arm with a tapered slot extending through its terminal end, acup having a shank shaped to fit said slot and means for securing theshank in said slot, said cup having a central bore extending through itswall and said shank, and a point having a shank extending through saidbore, said cup being of greater diameter than the width of said terminaland bores through said cup wall on each side of said terminal, and saidcup having a scalloped edge.

2. In a device of the character described a body member having adepending arm with a tapered slot extending through its terminal end, acup having a shank shaped to fit said slot and means for securing theshank in said slot, said cup having a central bore extending through itswall and said shank, and a point having a shank extending through saidbore, and said cup being of greater diameter than the width of saidterminal and bores through said cup wall on each side of said terminal.

3. In a log hook, a body having a depending member with a tapering slotin its end, a cup having a shank shaped to fit said slot, said cup beingof greater diameter than the width of said end and provided with aseries of bores extending through the cup and beyond said end.

4. In a device as described a body having an arm with a slot and a cuphaving a shank shaped to fit the slot, said cup being of greaterdiameter than the width of said arm and having bores therethrough oneach side of the arm wherey debris in the cup may be quickly dislodged.

5. In a device as described, a logging hook cup comprising a cup, ashank having a right-angular portion and a terminal of less width thanthe diameter of the cup, said cup including a bottom wall provided withevenly spaced bores, means for securing the cup to said terminal, andsaid bores being so spaced as toavoid said terminal.

WILBUR STODDARD SALISBURY.

